diff --git a/drivers/of/unittest-data/overlay_bad_add_dup_prop.dts b/drivers/of/unittest-data/overlay_bad_add_dup_prop.dts
index c190da54f175..6327d1ffb963 100644
--- a/drivers/of/unittest-data/overlay_bad_add_dup_prop.dts
+++ b/drivers/of/unittest-data/overlay_bad_add_dup_prop.dts
@@ -3,22 +3,37 @@
 /plugin/;
 
 /*
- * &electric_1/motor-1 and &spin_ctrl_1 are the same node:
- *   /testcase-data-2/substation@100/motor-1
+ * &electric_1/motor-1/electric and &spin_ctrl_1/electric are the same node:
+ *   /testcase-data-2/substation@100/motor-1/electric
  *
  * Thus the property "rpm_avail" in each fragment will
  * result in an attempt to update the same property twice.
  * This will result in an error and the overlay apply
  * will fail.
+ *
+ * The previous version of this test did not include the extra
+ * level of node 'electric'.  That resulted in the 'rpm_avail'
+ * property being located in the pre-existing node 'motor-1'.
+ * Modifying a property results in a WARNING that a memory leak
+ * will occur if the overlay is removed.  Since the overlay apply
+ * fails, the memory leak does actually occur, and kmemleak will
+ * further report the memory leak if CONFIG_DEBUG_KMEMLEAK is
+ * enabled.  Adding the overlay node 'electric' avoids the
+ * memory leak and thus people who use kmemleak will not
+ * have to debug this non-problem again.
  */
 
 &electric_1 {
 
 	motor-1 {
-		rpm_avail = < 100 >;
+		electric {
+			rpm_avail = < 100 >;
+		};
 	};
 };
 
 &spin_ctrl_1 {
-		rpm_avail = < 100 200 >;
+		electric {
+			rpm_avail = < 100 200 >;
+		};
 };
diff --git a/drivers/of/unittest.c b/drivers/of/unittest.c
index f238b7a3865d..398de04fd19c 100644
--- a/drivers/of/unittest.c
+++ b/drivers/of/unittest.c
@@ -3181,21 +3181,21 @@ static __init void of_unittest_overlay_high_level(void)
 		   "OF: overlay: ERROR: multiple fragments add and/or delete node /testcase-data-2/substation@100/motor-1/controller");
 
 	EXPECT_BEGIN(KERN_ERR,
-		     "OF: overlay: WARNING: memory leak will occur if overlay removed, property: /testcase-data-2/substation@100/motor-1/rpm_avail");
+		     "OF: overlay: ERROR: multiple fragments add and/or delete node /testcase-data-2/substation@100/motor-1/electric");
 	EXPECT_BEGIN(KERN_ERR,
-		     "OF: overlay: WARNING: memory leak will occur if overlay removed, property: /testcase-data-2/substation@100/motor-1/rpm_avail");
+		     "OF: overlay: ERROR: multiple fragments add, update, and/or delete property /testcase-data-2/substation@100/motor-1/electric/rpm_avail");
 	EXPECT_BEGIN(KERN_ERR,
-		     "OF: overlay: ERROR: multiple fragments add, update, and/or delete property /testcase-data-2/substation@100/motor-1/rpm_avail");
+		     "OF: overlay: ERROR: multiple fragments add, update, and/or delete property /testcase-data-2/substation@100/motor-1/electric/name");
 
 	unittest(overlay_data_apply("overlay_bad_add_dup_prop", NULL),
 		 "Adding overlay 'overlay_bad_add_dup_prop' failed\n");
 
 	EXPECT_END(KERN_ERR,
-		   "OF: overlay: ERROR: multiple fragments add, update, and/or delete property /testcase-data-2/substation@100/motor-1/rpm_avail");
+		     "OF: overlay: ERROR: multiple fragments add, update, and/or delete property /testcase-data-2/substation@100/motor-1/electric/name");
 	EXPECT_END(KERN_ERR,
-		   "OF: overlay: WARNING: memory leak will occur if overlay removed, property: /testcase-data-2/substation@100/motor-1/rpm_avail");
+		     "OF: overlay: ERROR: multiple fragments add, update, and/or delete property /testcase-data-2/substation@100/motor-1/electric/rpm_avail");
 	EXPECT_END(KERN_ERR,
-		   "OF: overlay: WARNING: memory leak will occur if overlay removed, property: /testcase-data-2/substation@100/motor-1/rpm_avail");
+		     "OF: overlay: ERROR: multiple fragments add and/or delete node /testcase-data-2/substation@100/motor-1/electric");
 
 	unittest(overlay_data_apply("overlay_bad_phandle", NULL),
 		 "Adding overlay 'overlay_bad_phandle' failed\n");